The Irani Cup is back for the first time in more than three years, with 2019-20 Ranji Trophy champions Saurashtra set to host Rest of India in Rajkot from October 1 to 5. Saurashtra had won the Ranji final in March 2020, beating Bengal on the basis of their first-innings lead. The champions were due

Trent Rockets 121 for 8 (Malan 19, Little 2-18) beat Manchester Originals 120 for 9 (Turner 26, Cook 4-18) by two wickets One of the many criticisms of the 2022 edition of the men’s Hundred was the lack of close finishes. The kind which build legends and tear down legacies, or even simply give mortals

It’s been a big few weeks in one-day cricket for Zimbabwe. They beat Bangladesh 2-1 and showed great spirit to run India close in the last match of that series. But their performance in Townsville tops the lot. They had played Australia 13 times on their own soil since 1992 and the closest they had

Sri Lanka 179 for 6 (Mendis 36, Nissanka 35, Mujeeb 2-30) beat Afghanistan 175 for 6 (Gurbaz 84, Ibrahim Zadran 40, Madushanka 2-37) by 4 wickets Last Saturday, Sri Lanka were all out for 105 against Afghanistan. Just seven days later, though, the very same batters put in an all-round performance to thwart Afghanistan’s challenge

New Zealand A batter Joe Carter rued falling three short of what would have been his maiden first-class double century, after having “batted with patience” for most of his innings during the first official Test against India A in Bengaluru. Carter was unbeaten on 73 off 160 balls at the end of day one, as

Zimbabwe decided to bowl against Australia Zimbabwe had the chance to exploit the early-morning start for the first time in Townsville after the coin fell in Regis Chakabva’s favour ahead of the final game in the series. The visitors made two changes with Takudzwanashe Kaitano coming in at the top of the order in place

Pakistan 193 for 2 (Rizwan 78*, Fakhar 53*, Khushdil 35*, Ehsan 2-28) beat Hong Kong 38 (Shadab 4-8, Nawaz 3-5) by 155 runs Pakistan made it to the Super 4s with a 155-run win over Hong Kong, who were bowled out for 38, the lowest total against a Full Member in T20 internationals. It will

Ben Stokes has been recalled to England’s 15-man squad for the T20 World Cup in Australia, but will sit out the preceding seven-match tour of Pakistan, for which his fellow World Cup selections Chris Woakes and Mark Wood are among the notable returnees in an enlarged 19-player squad. The Pakistan series – England’s first visit

Among Bangladesh’s several errors, Shakib Al Hasan rued Mahedi Hasan‘s no-balls the most in their two-wicket defeat against Sri Lanka that knocked them out of the Asia Cup. Mahedi’s first no-ball allowed Kusal Mendis, who was reprieved on four occasions, to bat beyond the seventh over. Kusal who opened the innings, top scored with a

It still feels like early days in the Asia Cup, but one of Hong Kong or Pakistan will see their tournament draw to a close on Friday. The format for the first round means one defeat can place any side under instant pressure. With India having pulled clear through wins over both opponents, there is